PRESS RELEASE
New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects
Auckland, Guangzhou & Los Angeles Tripartite Economic Alliance Summit
Auckland’s architecture and landscape architecture bodies are delighted to support Mayor Len Brown’s promotion of a
‘Design Led City’ at the upcoming Tripartite Economic Alliance Summit in Los Angeles.
The summit, to be hosted by Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, will also be attended by the Mayor of Guangzhou, as well as
business leaders and companies from all three cities. The theme, Innovation – Commercialism and Connectivity, will
explore a range of subjects including renewable energy, transportation and infrastructure, of which architects and
landscape architects have a keen interest in promoting.
New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects (NZILA) president, Shannon Bray, says that ‘the meeting is a chance to
support Auckland Council in the promotion of design--led outcomes for the advancement of our city. The NZILA supports
Auckland’s widely shared vision to become the world’s most liveable city, and believes that this can be achieved through
high standards of urban spatial design and architecture.’
Mr Bray will be attending the summit as joint representative of both the NZILA and the New Zealand Institute of
Architects, and sees this coming together of the professions as an important collaboration. ‘It is important that as
design professionals we work together with Auckland Council to find innovative and creative solutions to the city’s
transportation and infrastructure needs’.
The recent entering of the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize is an important step in the recognition of the exciting work
undertaken to date, including the development of vibrant public spaces such as the Wynyard Quarter, shared spaced
streets such as Elliot Street, and the advancement of Auckland transport initiatives such as train electrification.
Mr Bray says that the collaborative involvement of members of both the architecture and landscape architecture
professions in the design of future Auckland projects, such as the City Rail Link, future Harbour Crossing and public
open spaces is crucial to the enhancement of the city. ‘Together we can create a city that is both enjoyable to live in
and functional to travel across’.
‘The tripartite initiative is a catalyst for the promotion of high quality design’ says Mr Bray. ‘We look forward to
being involved in the sharing of information with our sister cities, as well as developing stronger relationships with
our worldwide colleagues facing similar design considerations. Auckland, and New Zealand, should be proud of the quality
of our urban environments.’
The tripartite summit is being held in Los Angeles 10th – 12th June, and will be attended by a range of Auckland
Council, Government and private company representatives.
Further information on the summit can be found at http://laedc.org/ts/, on the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects at www.nzila
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